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Learning to Use Exchange Calendar

August 1, 2012 by Jeffry Martin

In order to assist Oracle Calendar users with the transition to Exchange Calendar, OIT is offering several means for you to familiarize yourself with the new service.

Live training is being offered at several levels: Introductory and Advanced, as well as specialized training for “delegates” – those who manage other calendars (for example, rooms or campus officers) – and for those involved in IT support.

Introductory classes are offered as small, hands-on classes in Social Sciences Tower room 104, and as larger lecture-style classes in Humanities Gateway room 1030. You can check the Exchange Calendar training page for the schedule, and you can enroll via the UC Learning Center (search for “Exchange”.) Advanced classes are also held in SST 104. Programs for delegates and IT supporters are scheduled on request.

OIT also offers self-help information on the OIT Exchange web site, with detailed information on how to accomplish many common tasks such as logging in via Outlook Web Access or setting up mobile devices. There also a FAQ and a collection of known issues related to UCI’s implementation of Exchange.

In Brief February 2012

February 9, 2012 by Lyle Wiedeman

Microsoft has announced the end of support for Windows XP and Office 2003 as of April 8, 2014. Many campus systems are already migrating to Windows 7 and Office 2010.
Disk quotas for Webmail have been increased. Faculty and staff now have 8Gb (previously 4Gb) of space.
The OIT Information Security team is working on a redesign of the security web pages. We are interested in getting feedback from various campus groups to ensure our redesign is effective. You are invited to participate in a survey.

EEE Use for the 2010-2011 Academic Year

September 28, 2011 by Kelsey Layos

Have you ever been curious to know how much UCI’s Electronic Educational Environment is being used across campus? We’ve prepared a report summarizing EEE use for the 2010-2011 academic year.

EEE provides tools for instructors to use in their courses, including class roster management, gradebook management, web site development, and others. EEE also provides the Survey tool for all faculty and staff to use to prepare quizzes, surveys, and questionnaires, and to collect and analyze responses.

Here are a few highlights:

Over 12,000 evaluations were conducted
Nearly 100,000 class mail messages were sent
Up to 4.7 million hits were received in a single day
About 25.46 terabytes of data was transferred

Download the full EEE usage report for the 2010-2011 academic year:

Download (pdf)

For comparison, take a look at EEE usage over the 2009-2010 academic year:

Download (pdf, 283KB)

For more info about EEE use, see About EEE — Reports & Statistics

In Brief July 2011

July 28, 2011 by Lyle Wiedeman

As of July 20, 2011, POP access to email will be granted on an opt-in basis only. If you are already using POP, you will not be affected by this change.
Apple has released Mac OS X Lion. This is a significant change, and you should upgrade only after consulting with your local support.
UCI is hosting DrupalCamp LA again this year on August 6 & 7. (Drupal is a Web content management system widely used at UCI.) You can register for this free event at the DrupalCamp LA web site.

EEE Use for Winter 2011

June 6, 2011 by Kelsey Layos

Have you ever been curious to know how much EEE is being used across campus? Ever wondered just how many hits the website gets or how much data is transferred?

We’ve prepared a report summarizing EEE use for Winter 2011.

Here are a few highlights:

Over 3,000 evaluations were conducted
Nearly 30,000 class mail messages were sent
Up to 4.7 million hits were received in a single day
About 7.37 terabytes of data was transferred

Download the full EEE usage report for Winter 2011:

Download (pdf, 254KB)

For comparison, take a look at EEE usage over the full Fall 2009 – Summer 2010 Academic Year: